vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2023-26112: python-configobj: Regular expression denial of service exists in ./src/configobj/validate.py
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 3, 2023 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 3, 2023
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
Description
All versions of the package configobj are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the validate function, using (.+?)\((.*)\).
**Note:** This is only exploitable in the case of a developer, putting the offending value in a server side configuration file.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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